Updates to Vine and Instagram

The News – With Facebook making such a big deal about Live video at and even before F8, there’s a real movement behind owning not just the video production but also viewing experience. To that end both Vine and Instagram have made announcements to try and claim their slice of people’s attention. Instagram has introduced the “Videos You Might Like” channel in its Explore section, bringing in a “seamless” video watching experience based on what it’s learned from your Liking behavior as it tries to surface videos relevant or of interest to you. Meanwhile Vine has added a “Watch” button that auto-plays all the videos from a channel in either chronological or reverse-chronological order or in rank of popularity.